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junky

English

Etymology

junk +? -y

Pronunciation

Adjective

junky (comparative junkier, superlative junkiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

Noun

junky (plural junkies)

  1. (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of junkie

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janky

English

Etymology

From junky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??æ?.ki/

Adjective

janky (comparative jankier, superlative jankiest)

  1. (slang) Of poor quality.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (slang) Strange, odd.
  3. (computing, colloquial) Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.

Related terms

  • jank

See also

  • clanky

References

  • OED 2004
  • Dalzell and Victor, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, ?ISBN, p. 1252; earliest usage 1999.
  • Double-Tongued Dictionary

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